Year: 2009

Audiofile Engineering, an audio software developer for the Mac, has
released FiRE Audio Recorder
(http://www.mtechmarketing.com/AFE_042309_FiRe.html), a professional
field recorder built exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch. It’s
available at the Apple App Store for US$5.99.

Audio pros can now use this mobile platform for serious field
recording with an accurate real-time waveform display, audio markers,
support for professional Broadcast WAVE metadata, and the instant
downloading of audio files in multiple formats, says Matthew Foust of
Audiofile Engineering.

Winter Wolves has released Spirited Heart, a fantasy life simulation
game with RPG elements. It costs US$19.95 and is available for Mac,
PC and Windows platforms.

Here’s how the game is described: “Create a virtual alter ego picking
from an apparently normal human, a cute elf, or a wicked demoness.
Each character has different starting attributes and a unique
personality that will greatly influence the gameplay.

“Once the game starts, you’ll be able to run your life in a virtual
fantasy world. Choose a job from one of the 20 different ones
available.

ResearchWare, Inc. today released HyperTRANSCRIBE 1.5, an upgrade to
its software package for transcribing audio and video files.
Available for both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows, HyperTRANSCRIBE
can play more than two dozen audio and video formats and provides
extensive customizable keyboard shortcuts to facilitate an efficient
workflow.

HyperTRANSCRIBE lets you open and play most popular audio and video
formats, and provides both graphical and keyboard control to play,
pause, and loop playback so your hands never have to leave the
keyboard.

Apple Reports Second Quarter Results

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 second quarter
ended March 28, 2009. The Company posted revenue of $8.16 billion and a net
quarterly profit of $1.21 billion, or $1.33 per diluted share. These
results compare to revenue of $7.51 billion and net quarterly profit of
$1.05 billion, or $1.16 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter.

Quark has announced special volume licensing for K-12 schools that
allows educators to bring QuarkXPress 8 into their classrooms for
discounted prices. As a part of the volume licensing program, K-12
schools can purchase 250 seats of QuarkXPress 8 for less than
US$1,500 or 500 seats of QuarkXPress 8 for less than $2,500.

QuarkXPress is graphic design and layout software that offers
students the ability to create print, Web, and Flash output using a
single software application.